New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-28
QUESTIONS AND ADVICE POURING IN.
SECRETARY MOSELY AND HIS CLERKS HARD Al

WASHINGTON, April 27Secrctary Mosely, OF the IN
tcrstate Commerce Commission to-day received the fol-
tom
sAm advised Union Pacific is not included In suspen-
sion OF Interstate act In favor OF transeo
Gossion could not intend to exclude one line from
suspension which includes all Others. | understand we
dent which has not been explained. ;, What imme
date steps be taken to have Union Pacific Included
with other transcOntinenta lines
Mr.. Mosey forwarded this to the Commission at At
lanta and replied by instruction. that an application
from the Union Pacific be presented at Atlanta IL
desired, or wherever the Commission may be.
General Manager Melen, of the Wisconsin Central
felegraphed regretting the inability Of the Commission
to give immediate attention to the petition OF his line He
says:
Iarge quantities of business are being contracted for
summer delivery by Lake lines for Duluth and the loss
to us by delay will be very great send you Se F
via Duluth and of grain and flour or minneapolis via
Duluth, will il aid in our cause We are suffering
James Smith, jr., general solicitor of the ST. Paul and
Duluth Railroad Company asks on behalf OF that COM
pany hearing opposition to the petition OF the Chicago
St Paul. Minnesota and Omaha Railway Co.for release
from the operation of the fourth section number OF
firms of agrcuturists and hOrticutursts IN the San
Joaquin Valley of California teegraphed that the manu-
facturers and dealers in agricultural implements have
made in their alleging that this Is forced
upon them by the Interstate act Believing that the act
is being interpreted decrease the value of all they
have sell and increase the prceof all they buy these
missions power to grant.
NJ A Fulton, of Hudson, Wis, has preferred charges
against the Chicago, ST. Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha
road that the rates fixed upon freight from chicago 10
Hudson and intermediate points are unreasonable and
quantities in February and March last at less than half
s rates and that the earnings soD were tea
stock The little finger of this tariff he is
copy Of the charges forwarded to the company
for !" satisfaction or answer -. ,,u., ,.,ra
in Lake Erie protest against the petitions Of the trans
continental lines except there De cohulloh tat the
for the same class coming eastward They say that wines
have been brought from the Paec Coast 10 the Missis
spp Valley for % cents hundred and are so brought az
present 20 cents hundred, while the westbound
wines charged at the rate OF 81 10 hundred from 81
The correspondence continues TO be vol
luminous and widely different in character good deal
good deal of seoding is mixed with the prayers ana
representatives Of leading commercial and industrial
interests in all sections indicate that when the pupnc
neSossarN FORMS Of pocednre the Commission viii have
its dockes full to oyerOwing OF cases involving decate
fban those relating to the long short haul feature
Secretary Mosely now has force OF nve CLERKS anu
rapidly answering inquiries cah be answered In
accordance with the preceedents and rulings areaoy
made by the Commission.
WASHINGTON April 27-Erroneous reports having been
spread as to the action Of the Mobile Chamber of Com
regarding the Interstate law that body this after
noon passed the following resolution:
That the Chamber Of re- Of ps
pend operation fourth section TO Mobile 70 the
portation nov now possessed ~ her:
CHICAGO, April 27.-Today the several transoonti-
mental roads put into effect both east and westbon I'D
new commodity freight rates. based the exemptions
granted by the Interstate Commerce Commission The
new rates are many onehalf less than the tariff
put In effect April 8. and about In line with the tariffs
down Of the transcontiuental rates.
TRUNK LINES HELPING THEIR CONNECTIONS.
The Western ticket agencies In Broadway who are
selling their own tickets independently Of the trunk
Lines presented the usual appearance yesterday. Aft
davs by the have been forwarded West bearing on
the alleged discrimination practsed in favor Of the Chi
cago and Northwestern and the Illinois Central roads
been received of an appeal TO the courts or the
Interstate Commerce Commission. The trunk lines =
business the roads that
are working with them a. T. shown sy sh Sy
sey ssns ticket
desire Of thus company mat every @ shall
Be with es 70 ns sro Or 70 an
You make every effort that end While you
ceased =. q agent n
The lines over which through tickets on sale.
The lines say that under their system Of audit
Though tickets over the commission
ton They claim have lost business by their atti
rss"n she Tss ietss sales Of the
beyond Chicago the lines that act in harmony
equal to the sales made all the Western lines this
time year ago.
EARNINGS OF THE ERIE
The net earnings Of the NewYork Lake Erie and West
ern Railroad proper for the month Of March 1887 were
S595O46-tne largest the company's history for the
same month since 1881. The net earnings during that
period were Dc follows:
:$:s:
The net earnings fSs the six months Of the present
@ sSa 81 the Rsoa o
S3S72.3s9, or an average OF per monhIbeing
or nearly 10000 per month
". WHITE DECLINEs.
g. v. White, who was elected director Of the New
York and New-Epgland Railroad at meeting of the
board Tuesday declined TO acoept the position yester
day. In letter TO tho secretary OF inc company ne
: siockhOder Of the company and his time would be
20 thoroughly engossed by other duties for the next two
rSs 10 20
Nn Whites refusal to In the new capacity as In the
S Spdsr msh. the e0a cOnssn.
the S sd ont
TO CONGRESS- prevented his making any new engagements
h sd nsS No In
his election 10 the New England board.
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE
The kew-fork Central Railroad 10 arranging TO taxi
exouzsAon parties ct special rates from practically al
points reached By it, system 70 this city visit the dar
and cattle show which win open at the Madison souar
Harden on May 10.
vnADELrHA. April ~ tspsciaD. -Thers were rumor
day that the Nev-York. Lake Erie and Western woul.
make application TO the trunk lines for dinerenta
kate At the Office Of the Pennsyvania 1t was stated tina
they had received notice Of it. under the Inter
state law 1t could not DO granted without entering into
POOL or combination. 1t was admitted. however tina
duplication might w made by the Erie to the Interstate
Commission when the Erie Canal in operation for re